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No.73 FEBRUARY 1990 

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PLAY 8-BIT! 

With 1990 well under way, this new decade is gojng to be a testing time 
for the Specoy. Software houses are cutting down on releases and 
appear to be concentrating their efforts on the 16-bit side, with games 
initially developed on the ST or Amiga, then converted to the Spectfum. 
And as 16-bit games become more intricate and involved, the more 
impossible it gets to squeeze them onto the Spectrum. But don't fret — 
we Speccy fans do have a white knight in shining armour (well, okay 
plastic), called SAM, the SAM Coup6. Spectrum compatible with power 
and style equal to the ie-bitters we believe he might just take us through 
to 2000! So lets play 8-bJt! 



Eskimo 
Eddie 



Mega shiverama game 
from Ocean!! 

It's the gaitie that makts you 
put on your thermal s!? IndemJ it 
is, t>eeai>se this addictive 
arcadfl advonturt is set In tha 
Arlic. or Is W the Antartic? 
V see, It's a tad confusing as 
Eskimo Eddfe features toth 



THRILLS ON TAPE 

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APACHE GOLD 



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EGGHEAD 
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Check the Inlay for additional 

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polar bears and penguins! And, 
as yoii all should know, polar 
bears live up north and 
penguins down southi This fact 
goes some way to explaining 
why polar bears don I scoff 
penguins {though they 
probably would given half a 
chancet)}> 

skimo Eikfie is a two 
pari arcade game In 
Vne first part (a M like 
an icy Frogger) you, 
E&Witno Eddie, musi 
rescue Percy Penguin three 
ijmes- He s at the top of ttw 
screen and youVe at the bottom 
In between are two polar bears 




and three lagged ice holes which 
sEide all over the place. The pdar 
bears wrap around, one going to 
the right and if>e Other. ai a 
slower pace, to the left. 

The ob)©ctrye is lo cross the 
screen ventcalty, coltect Percy, 
and then bring him safety bacfe 
<Jown Complcteing ttiis screeri 
three times moves you onto I he 
more traditiortal lootting Pengo 
game, 

The screen is filled with ice 
blocks and a maze forms as 
some tee blocks disappear: finally 
Percy emerges in the middle ot 
the msze Pour evti snowbug^ 
pop up and I he game i>egtns As 
usual in Perigo games, Percy can 
push the while ice blocks around 
I he screen m ttie hope of 
squashing the snowbugs, or mefl 
the ice to let h>m pass The edges 
ot the screen may be electrified 
and any snowbug touching the 
edge becomes dazed and can be 
run down! Squelch! The further 
you gel mio the mazes Ihe more 
inteiiigeni the snowbugs become! 

ITS SNOW GOOD... 

. .ptaying Eskimo Eddte if you 
can't master the controls which 
are Keys: 0/UD. A.'dowr, N/teft, 




CRASH FEBRUARY ■ S 



W/hght, SVM SHlFT/push You 
can use a joystick on any ol these 
imerfacei: Kernpston. Protek, 
AGF Of Spnciair (ZX 2). 



OUR COINCIDENCE 
EDITOR WRITES: Holy 
balofiey SErange but truoL |usl 
as the PowfTape peqsle had 
baded f sAimo Eddm it begiart 
10 snow * Ar>d tbaftj tn the now- 
raging blizzard sweepisnig the 
streets of U*dlow, Richard had 
to trudge down lo tne post office 
to posi ihe f sArmo fccdja 
mastering cassette but 
luckfiy he was pfotecied by an 
Ocaan broHy^* It s a mad, mad 
world, eh truth- seekers? 



Warm the cockles of 
your h«art with 
Incenttve'i Gold 
Medallion adventurefl 

Winter «h? Who n««dft it?r It's 
cold, wst and utterly mlierable. 
Bobble tistsAhov! Ooo, If only 
we couM take a trtk undir the 
blazing sun of America '• Wild 
Weat! But you canf BecauM 
you are Luke Warme (1), 
Loneaovne Cowboylt 

Lonesome because, not 
tiavtn^ a dinie lo your 
name, everyone hates 
you for never biiying a 
found at the saJooni 
Haw haw^ Bi;t there is a legend, a 
tegend erf riches in an Indian 
bmBi gnound, the le^efid ol 
Apache <Solcl (Cue mus<c)- 

ft s 2aim in trie satoon bar of the 
OkJ Wesst town SHinisville Among 
the smosky, noisy atr>08phefe. you 



CRASH TALENT 
TOKEN! 

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a game yyou think l» 
completccly wtoo whv not 
thare K^ with the Speccy 
worta?7? S«nd it along to u» 
on cassette or disk with a 

tetter exxplainln^^f^'' 9""^*" .^ 

Tape s&o thousands can enjoy 
ttJ Whoo knows. It could be 
Vour fifirst step Into the 

SenodU to: POWER TAPE 

OEPt CRASH, POBO.^ 10 
Ludlo*w.ShropSh.feSY8lOB _ 
WelUtlropVoyaMnewhenwe 

racel^v* W. and unlesa you gel 
l,.or>rr^.b"tthlsls-*lener 

Ihtni you know we love tin 

And ^ what i more we" paV 

i you f for H!^ Send youf 

I createttons In nowll^ 




just rnanage to pick out the voices 
of some oid timefs sitting at a 
nearby tabte: Yep Jake, the 
legend goes that them pesky 
Injuns bury theif gold in the grave 
of their chief 1 hear that one of 
the Apache chiefs has just kicked 
the bean-can Only trouble is, 
there's sorT>e mighty strange 
powers at work m thetr lerntoiry.,.' 

GoW GOLD' Blimey' £m\. 
make tiiat 'yed-harr, Strange 
powers or not, you're gair>g to go 
for that gotdIT 

PLAYING THE ADVENTURE 

To move around and perform any 
actions in the game you must 



enter instructions in the form of 
sentences. Simple ccHniriands: 
North moves you north. Examine 
the canoe gives you a closer look 
at the canoe, 

More complex commands 
Enter the wagon and feed the 
llor»e or Go north and go eaai 
thert cut the rope and take It 
Tfie sentences can be conneded 
together with «r«J or then or a 
comma, 

The word it will be mierpreied 
as the last noun you ty(»d in. 
I^on't forget to talk to some of the 
characters you meet. If you want 
to swrtch off the ptclures type 
words. To switch them back on 
type picturea If you forget where 
you are or what you have taken 
type look and Inventory 
respectively So. don t sit there 
looking like some son of- a- ^^ 



rattlesnake hornswoggter, go grab 
Ihie gold' 

TO GET YOU STARTED 

if you re finding it a trifle difficult to 
get into Apache Gold have a 
look at these Cryptic clues 10 give 
you some pointers 

■ Talk to the Indian and find his 
dread, Scare him to death if he 
cant see your head' 

■ You'lf need a tern, bui it s too 
small so spread some muck and 
watch it growl 

■ The croc takes pleasure in 
shrawtng its jaws, show him vrfws 
boss with an Item from the 
squawst 

■ Solve your problems with a 
cieptomaniac eagle with a |ar of a 
cure thai s as sticky as treacle! 

■ four wheels on my wagon', 
you'll cry. When you take a closer 
\ook at a barrel nearby 

■ Tune in next month and you II 
lick your Jips. cos tMicko rs 
bringing you mote Apache tipsi! 





EGGHEAD 



Another brill PowerTape 
game! By Jonathan 
Cauldwoll 

My word! Eggs are in favour at 
the moment aren't they? We've 

j had Dizzy and now here's 
another poultry produe^Jon — 

[ Egghead! WelMtmaliM a 
change from all that turkey left 
over from Christmas, doesn't It 
viewers? 

Piatfoim leaping and 
bounding ahoyf 
Indeed. 40 screens of 
precfSion jumping. 
Take Egghead 
through 40 deadly screens and 
collect all the items littered about 
the place Egghead can only 
progress to the next level once all 
Dbjecls are picked up. But it's not 
eKactly ;haji^ simple! 



For a start there's a time limit 
for each screen, shown in the top 
left corner of the screen by a 
disappearing circle (must be an 
Egg-time, har har! —Jonathan's 
joke ) DeadFy green spikes musi 
be avoided, as well as the 16 
different spieces ol aliens. 

Falling too far induces the 
Humpty Dumply syndrome, re: 
death, so ludge those leaps 
correctly. Oh, and beware of the 
conveyer belts' With only five 
lives getting through all 40 
screens is going to take some 
limie.. Five minutes and you re 
hard boiled' 

(EGG)HEAD UP CONTROLS 

Egghead travels around the 
screen controlled either by keys: 
Q.leti. W.'fight, ./JUMP, or by 
joystick using a Kempston 
interlace. 



Who the hell does 

JOMATHMiCAULDWELL 

think he is anyway? 

Jonanthan has been writing and 

sealing his own games since 

1967 under the name of 

Graphijc Wizards He d«pliCi'ites 

the tapes, designs and 
pfioiocoptes inlays and sends 

games out to clubs and 

fari^ines for review It s ttard 

work.' says Jonanthan, but it's 

t>een great fun so far' Egghead 

IS the first game written by 
Jonathan that s been exposed 
to the public en masse and. at 
18, he hopes to get a career |_^ 
the software world Well, he'sr^ 
started the same way the 

Darlings did tiefore 

CodeMasters — and look 

what's happened to them I! 

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■GAMES 



Mastertronic puts Jase 
in spa eel! 

Who is this Jason chappie? Is 

he the tntemalionally famous 
popster? Is \\ h«i of the 
Argonauts and th« Gotden 
Fleece at al? Or Is II Jason 
Ramstottom, a space 
adventurer who has misplaced 
his gem? Erm, it's the third 
Jas«. actually. Which Is just as 
well as he s the one In this 
groovy game!! 

astertronic, who 
ohginaliy 

pLtWished Jasoh s 
Gem, relate 
Jason s tale m 
rhyme -. 
The epitaph ef\scnt)ed on 
Jason s torrib. 

Does not speak of his evantiut 
ftfe. 
But of his careless doom. 
On embarking his mission he 
was given chances four. 
Bat the gem was undisturbed 
{For he needed somewhat 
more) 

How sad' a tate of faifure for 
on& so ck>s8 to gfofy. 

But you coufd y0t rawnte the 
history of this story. 

Oh dear It is painfully obvious, 
is I! not. 

Why Mastertronic into poetiy 
books branched Oiit not. {IHawl 
Mawl) 

Myway, what this pieice of, 
erm, literature is saying is t^l 
you've got to guide Jason, in his 



spaceship, onto the tefeport 
platform \\ you tand successfully 
you'll be awarded a tiGtty bonus 
and automatically grab tt^e cargo. 

Then it's down. <Jawn. down 
into the underground caverns 
w^ich lead to the lower platform. 
Ofien the caverns are blocked; 
weti, whip out your trusty laser 
gun and blow em away leaving 
youf path free to fly down. 

Having hit bottom leave the 
space ship behind and conbnue 
Jason's adveniyr© on foot a- 
leaping and a -bounding, ttie 
labyrinth of cavernous tunnels. 
And t? get you under starter's 
orders, here's a subtle and cryptic 
due: Keep left at the exit of th(» 
fifst cave (Oi' That was rKeitfw 
subtle nor cryptic, you're ftred! 
-Ed). 

CONTROLS 

Help Jase find his gem by using 

keys: Z/teft, Xjright, SPACE/flre & 

Jump, Q/quit. Or plug a joysttck 

into any of these interlaces; 

Kempston. Protek, Sinclair 

{Interfaced). 




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You've been building up your Specfmm software collection for years. You 
wmi a computer with belter sound, better graphics, more power - but you 
don't want to Jose your softw^ire. 

The Coup^ is the computer for you. Four screen modes with a choice from 
128 cdours, a six-channel stereo sound chip, 256K RAM (expandable to 512K) 
- yet by actualiy slowing the Coup^ down, we allow most of your 48K 
Spectrum software to mn in the Coupe's IcveJ I mode. 



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You never stand still with a computer. You're always learning, always growing, 

always wanting lo do more. With the Coup^, your computer can grow with 

you, 

Mcmc»y can be expanded from 2$dK to 512K- One or two 1 MB disk drives 

can be added. There are output ports for atnusi o'er^ihing we can think of, 

and an expansion connector for tilings that other petipie develop later. And all 

of it simply slots in - no screws, no soldering, no hardware expertise. 



Graphics 



See the full range of 128 colours on an ordinary TV set Or better still, use a 

video monitor for really high dehnition. Best of all. use a modem TV with 

SCART to get the quality of a monitor on an ordinary TV set. 

The Coup& has four graphics modes. Even al the lowest level - Spectrum 

cmulaiion - you can change the colours in the the software to take full 

advantage of the palette. In modes 3 and 4, you can display up to 16 colours 

per line, a different colour for every pixel in a 256 x 192 pixel display; or hav^ 

an 8Ckxilumn 512 x 192 display for wonJ prcK^sing and spreadsheets, 

And free with the Coupe comts FLASH!, a software package by ace Swedish 

programmer. Bo Jangebofg, designed to give you toial control over these 

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There won't be a better buy for all you aspiring electronic musicians. The 
Coupe feaiures a full implemeniaUcm of MIDI - MIDI In, Out and Through - 
with 16 channel capability, and MGT is promoting a full range of MIDI suppon 
.software Better still, the Coup^* features an 8 oaave, 6 channel stereo fiound 
chip. For sensational sound effects, just plug in your htradphum^. 
Flay it again SAM< 



jAiVl No. the computer's 
not calk'd SAM, It's called the 
Coup^ This is SAM - he's the 
character who will guide you 
t])rough the manual. 





A 72 key full-iuzed, full mvd Ibtyboud, designed with a professional feel 
The kq^s are 'soft*, albwing you to re-prtifgram and re-position them if you 
wish, On the right, there are 10 Function keys, which double as a numeric 
keypad 

The bask model of the Coup^ comes ready to work with software loaded Jrom a 
standard cassette recorder. But you can also add or)e or n^'o 1 MB 3-5' Disk 
Drives. These are ultra-slimline drives from Citizen in a special case which 
allows you simply to slot them in when you're ready. 



The Coupe s ^iui-in di«>k drfve 




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This is the basic model, and you can add on - 
just as s<x>n as you're ready: 

S[ 1 or 2 Disk Drives 

■^ An e3rtra 256K of memoiy 

S[ Special communicatiorks interfaces - RS232 and paialld 

^ The MGT Mouse 

And MUCH MUCH MORE 

Ask MGT\s Customer Care 

people. 



■flie Coup6 wiJI run most of your 48K (but 
not your 128K} software. Which titles? Ask the 
MGT Customer Care people. 

,^d guess what? You can even change all 
the colours in your current games. 

Watch out 100 for the brand-new Coup6- 
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We're lafking mega po<nis on yogr 
crucial faciorl Win this and^ rt'lt be 
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streets: people wtH stare at you 
and say "Is he?" He's never'". 
'Isn't he'' ! And you'll be able to 
siiout very loudly tndeed, 1 am<! 
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T(S a dream come irua To be 
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you're goinq to have to answer 
ftve Coupe questions. If you get 
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SAM Coupe advertjsemenl m this 
Issue Once you've answered all 
ftve questions wnte them down on 
a postcard or the back of a sealed 
envelope and se^ri^ it 10: GlMM£, 
QIMME, GIMME, THAT SAM 
COUPE COMPO, CRASH, PO 
Box to, Ludlow, Shropshire 
SYS 1DB. Entries here by 22 
Febrtiary. because that s the day 
we II be pulling one ir^credibl^ 
lucky winnef from the half 

1 : How many keys does the 
keyboard feature? 

2: How many channels are 
present on the sound chip? 

3: How many graphic modes 
does the Coupe have? 

4; What resolution does the 
SO column text mode have {in 
pixels)? 

St V. ho wrote tt>e Coupe's 
graphics package FLASH!? 





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— tibbtr). There s only a few arojnd 
a1 the time ol going to press {ia'mary 
3). AT\6 ours 15 arriving any day n^w 
This IS because MG! are sliippini; lt» 
firsi units In puflters urlio han 
already paid Iheir money AniJ lil* 
roY^I'V CflASH never itarnes moiey. 
so we II have lo wait until me gel i 
late Christmas presste 

So says Bruce Everiss iMGTs 
PR chappie} Phone a lew sotlware 
houses and see whiti they iHml of 
iheirs CsdeMasters have one ' 
Dkey dokey By the mtra^^lc Ihai n 
modern lelephomc communicalgvi 
lechrtolfigy wp tjivt> f)ic!i;ird DiirliiiQ a 
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Iticn'' Erm well we only gcil il oe 
Wednesday and Ote PO S 
I Progr ammers Develepmeiii System) 
arrived yesterday, so we haven 1 had 
liriie ID ctploie Ihc machine lullyyet. 
bill Irom whal we have seen it offers 
a hech ol a let. 

Tkmm. we It be tlaitliig wtt tlffst 
SAM game soon? Oh yes. we're dshig 
Treasure Island mrt We lelakisi 
the angina t Oliver Twms Siteccy CDife 
and slamining in graphics Irom Ihe 
Alari ST verston tt should look 
eicelieni. and play a lal laslei due to 
the increased runrting speed ol the 
SAM " 

Right, what about some olher 
chaps at Cede Masters, whadityi 
reckon to llie SAM thmg then> We've 
just had a quick play says Mile 
Clarke, il feels like a Speccy. wtlh Ihe 
same kind of Iront end and sHjff. bul 
has a dtfrereni erm attilude Nlave 
you discovered any problems with the 
SAM as yeP 

Nol really, the only niggle is the 
r^cl that horizanially scrolling games 
are goinQ 10 be diflicuti because the 
screen display lakes up 24K of 
memsry and ti^ scfoll rl you fiavfl I0 
move It byle by byle which would 
make the scfollmg slow and juddery. 
But Ihen, Ihe Aia^i ST has similar 
problems and manages However Ihe 
SAM deserves a very good chance, 
it's the last great hope tor ihe 8- bit 
side and we d feally like la see It 
succeed.' 

There you have it 0r ralher Itiey 
haveil and we don I Bah! When you 
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r^ tell us whal you reckon 10 it we II 
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VIEWS # NEWS # COMICS # CLASSIFIEDS m WINNERS • COMPILED BY LLOYD MANGRAM 



Right, we>e well into ttie new decade now, with Valentine's Day looming jf you're interested. I'm much too busy comparing my 
spanking new SAM to the trusty (and definitely not rusty} Speccy, and downloading games from the CodeMasters CD! We've had 
heaps of mail this month (keep em coming) and most ot them giving D Speck a ticking oft for his criticism of CRASH in December; 
Ive picited just a few to give you a taste, Right, on with the show, and remember there s a Speccy world waiting to hear from you! 
Really good ones could t>e Letter of the Momh (none this issue, t'm afraid...}. 



LOTS OF RAIN 



Deaf Lloyd 

t ttMMight you d appreciate a heRer from 
your biQge:5l fan u> Norway, probabty 
the only ooe (Spectrums aran i soW 
here) ThinQs dim'i so umai hera. It 
rams 364 days i year and we only 
have one TV channel But wi>rsl of all 
fny CRASH comti ont mOfitfi lalfi (not 
your istiH). how dreatttul 

I suppose the Spectrum games m6 
CRASH make up lor n I am Unnking of 
buying some games, ihe Mkiwing 
titles are on my dst: Su^ Wionderboy. 
Myth, f^w Zealand Story. Renegade ttl 
1 wonder il Ihn is a good choice (I like 
tieai em ups and arcade games) (£40 
could be useful} 

t $Lrt}§CDl>e tc CRASH. teiFHi \ik 
rejiewmg my subcnpuon, I mrssed two 
magazines No £B and €8 I wondtf il 
tliere were ai^ fps fCK Batman The 
Jokers: A fate mtsi than death Tm 
slucH. and sontf tips could come in 
handy CRASH is a great mag \ look 
forward to ever^ time l lirxl it m our 
mail box- Peo^f who complain about 
CRASH, have nfl reason, bul i( they are 
still unhappy dent buy il I will read 
CI^SH as long as I can play computer 
games. 
Jan-Erik Steel, tlorway. 

Good chotee of gjmes JsnErih. but 
I dan t tliinh Ntw Z^aianO Story is 
a iHat em up! There iNcren t any lips 
tor A Feie Worse Than Deathi in i^sue 
65 or 6B. Nick reckons he s printed 
some, ttut for tie life o! iiim can't 
remimber whe'e. 
tJI 



SAM CHOICE! 



Dear Uoy<l 

Tve read a few letters recently in 

srarymg magazires on which computer 

they should buy Sajn Coupe or Atan 

ST 

Rice itiey seem to be veiy ciose. 
ST around £299 ^nd Coupe after 
tjuying d^sk {jnve. £Xtfa rtiemt^y and 
printer port £310 

16 ■ CRASH FEBRUARY 







Perfwrnance Ifie Coupe claims to 
be &n a pa/ wilti the ST for graphics 
and better in sound 

I itiintt for me and a jol of us«rs 
p<ice of software will play a big part in 
dectding which to buy If programs can 
bt the same quality as the ST but hall 
th^ pnce the Coupe will be a big seller 

The clear advantage ol the Coupe is 
being ab)« to run most Spectrum 
softwaiB and still tHiy your magazine 
which wiH feature the Coupe 
Which would you choose or will only 
&me <lec(t}e'' 
5 Risby. Merseyslde L22 3YE. 

It all depeRtfs on what you want to do 
Willi your new computer. If youf 
InteresI is mainly graphics and sound 
HI ST Is the one lo go for at the 
mofneit. While the 5AM spans great 
graphics and souivd lacilities. the ST 
having t»een around lor i^uite 9 wfiiie 
Is leaps and bounds ahead in 
software support r«r these two 
specialist areas. However il you 
MWI limes SAM is a warthy 
hmstment lor iis Speccy 
compatibJIilY and INe prospect of new 
enhar)ced games on the way — and 
U ysti're patient good sound and 
grtpHcs paclages are bound lo 
appear IM. 
LM 



THE D SPECiC 
REBUFF! 



Dear Lbyd 

D Speck wrote in ciltictzing CRASH He 
was m my opinion wron§, as CRASH 
is tar iKtier rK>w ^n it ever has be«n. 
Oil Frey s covers are bnlliant so do you 
thn* we can have anotHer CRASH 
l^story. Of a FEAR History? (It was 
asked bercM-e, t>ut you said not er»oi>gh 
history hatfflOM by). 
Andy Qrem. HiiH 

Thanks for your comments, but no 
m^tt how much flattery you heap 
i9M m lliife are no plans for mare 
'HIttiryt'. 
LM 

Dear Lloyd 

Imagine my supnse when I went iitb 
nry local fiewsagents to pick up the 
December issue and I was conf rolled 
with SIX great games. I went home a aid 
played them all - Brill t thought 
Imagif^e my disgust wtien 1 lurned lo 
the letters page and read the fetler Irom 
D SjHCk What the heil is he going on 
atjout 'r«lsunching (he mag with a 
cover mounted c^sette was a 
mistake ' I, and Tm sure other readers 
will agree thai your cassettes are great 
artd all the games are brill Just 
because Speck wants to moan it 



does mt mean w? all share hts 

oprnion 

Someone in Cheltentiam 

Dear Lkiyd 

I nevef used to be able to afford miany 

new games but with the new look 

CRASH. I now have a he^hy supply of 

games 

So please, please, please do r>ot 
change hack. 
Richard Frtwin. Bf 

Dear Lloyd 

What a tot of flannel' I refer to D 
Speck s letter of coufse \ can see his 
poinl, tfiat some people do prefer the 
more tecihnical aspects 

May 1 say to D Speck ^al the 
magazine's change was due to the 
CftASH questionnaire Obviously more 
people preferred a games orieniaied 
format to tue technical type issue. And 
judging by the amount ol letters 
congratulating CRASH on the new look 
this was even more confirmed 

So, if D Speck IS not satisfied with 
CRASH may 1 suggest he should invest 
in a more techrvical magazine 

D Speck's letter was one sided 
Taking into consideratiorv all of 
CRASH s features it should make m 
imeresling read each month, tof 
anyone with a St>ecirum 
Thomas Vsnner, Usburn 

I coolrtn't have put ft Better mysitl. 
Should make an Interesting read? II 
doesf! EspeelaJly my bits. (Qif ~U) 
LM 



BANG-STICK 



Dear LloyCt 

I have recently ptjn:hase(I a Sinclair 
Spectrum ZX 1 28 + 2 as a C^risbtias 
present It included a light gun, a 
joystick and six free garrtes. When I 
Ined the games oul. the lighi gun 
wouldnt shoot anything Inttie 
Chnstmas issue of CRASH Nick 
Roberts reviewed a Cheetah light Qw 
and also said the Sinclair ligfrt gu^was 
of good quaJity I would advise $tiOiig^/ 
that any othei reader who woufd like to 
purchase the same package as me. 
ask the assistant in the shop to give a 
demonstrsiionofthegun 
Jotin P»IHster Sunderland 

It's always wise to ask lor a 
demonstrahon qI any hardware 
yflii're thinking p( buying and 
compare it la other products ol the 
same nature, Bui m your case, we 
reckon you ve got a laulty gtin if it 
won't shoot anything at all. Take It 
back to the shop where you originally 
boitght it and request a replacement. 



Eittter that, or you're pointing it the 

wrMg way! 

LM 



Finally, a huge thank you lo three 
people who slagged their guls oul 
compiling mega lists dI all games 
reviewed in CRASH. They are: Ian 
Doggett Irom Kirlon. Ipswich: 
Stephen Price irom Greai Barr 
Birmingham; and Ian Stephenson 
trom East Kilbride. Glasgow A 
pressie is winging (ts way In all ot 
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It'i ttie man with fits foot In the 
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GRANDSLAM 
SPIRITS 

Along witti Space Harrier II (see 
this nronth's previews) ine 
spanking new Sega coin-op 
Scramble Spirit IS set for the 
Grandslam treatment. It wiJI be a 
two player, six level, vertically 
sctoiling shoot-'em-up $ei in the 
21st Century. Bui do trve heroes 
swan a/ound ir^ some lutjnstic 
mafvel of modern technology? 
Nope, they battle theif mysterious 
enemy in World Warl tM-ptanes 
Attacks come from both the air 



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planes, tanks and gun 
emplaoements take pot shots at 
your very frail craft Ptay this 
weird game concoction soon, arid 
lets hope it's faster than an 
ancient bi- plane! 




CHOCKS 

AWAY! ! ! 

Microprose love arrcraft. so rt doesri't 
come as ^i surpnse to find another 
taSy-ho. chaps" game on the homon: 
?-A7 from their Firetiird label 
Convefted from the Jaleco coui-op. il 
puis you in controU of a P^7 
Thundertiolt tjattling ihrouj^ eigtn 
levels choci(-lul ot enemy ptanes and 
assorted ground forces To help you 
on your way various power-up 
weapons are promised, including 
smart bombs and mutti directonal fire 
etc M7 ^ookJ wing its gun-Wsiing 
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SAM: THESE GAMES 
ARE COMPATIBLE! 

Gomes fejfing hos been (he ordw ot ff» 
Ooy tji MGT lecentty to conftnri wtuch 
Speccv »tJe$ njm on the SAM Cojpd- UGl 
report tfKjt soma us©fjJ»ov9 hod pwt*BfTK 
loodng Htlei tna may c« Oue ro weak 
toodng ngnol irofn ihe cqsetf 9 lecordei 
IhorAtuly. WGI seMosng new SAM 
Vfiitties cossette wftcfi should give even 
bettai cofnpat*tv 

AnfNOy. h«if4 016 ttie 1v0 tutc^ of 
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loin megastar DfZZYand the YOLKFOLK in their latest 
adventure in FANTASY WORLD - incredible dragons 
lajrs, cloud castles, Evil Wizard's Palace, dungeons, 
mysterious new wodds, volcanoes and moref 

"ff you don't get your copy today you'll never know 
the true meaning of playaoMity and addictiveness" 
said CRASH when they rated the game a CRASH 
SAAASH at 94% 

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When Mark Caswell isn't working, he usually 
Isn't working and can be found down at the 
arcades! And what's he been spending his 
illgotten coins on? Read on... 



who WW trudges acfoss screen aflef 
screen of enemy haired, A Qun aM 
grenades help you escape Wne PQW 

compound, but soldiers, tanks and 
crw^wefs make lU hefl Ammo and 
;renade$ are limiled, but Stocks are 
>jplenistied by blowing open crates 

whicA appear throughout ttie garrye 
These also contain extra weaponry — 
from a mactiine ijun to an awesome 
name tfimwer wtrich kicks out a tiuge 
sheet oi fiame In true fkan Warriors 
style a mechaniseid vehicle can be 
commandeered, in iftis case a 
transoof ter ptane man the gun larret 
and blow the enemy suckers away! 
Alttwugh Calliber.5Q is ditticuti, thefs's 
enough blasting acttor^ to stop you 
from kicking the cabinet In trustratton 
Well worth a look. 



Calliber.50 

Seta Corp 



The year is 1972 and a lone USAF pilot 
Is shot (town over eriemy heJd terfitory 
m Vietnam A cracK team ol 
commandos a/e sent la the rescue but 
ve wiped out Vou're tfie stranded pdot 



CHASE HQ II 

{Special Criminal Investigalions 
Taito 



Ray Brody and Tony Gibson are back 
on itie streets in a np-roanng sequel lo 
Chasa HQ The sieek bfack sports car 
IS now a s3eek red sports car Sexy 
voiced Nancy has gone (boo) to tk 
replaced by a new etjually sitkert 
vok:ed girlie (hooray) The task 
remains the same chase a vanety of 
dangerous criminals on the freeways 
and smash into them when the large 
red arrow appears. Unlike Chase. 







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Brody can now sttck his head out ol 
the sun roof (after opening it. of 
course} to take pot shots at the 
oltending vehicles with h^ Colt 
automatic. 

The damage meier kTM^ks up faster 
when you blast away at ttiem, and 
your gufv has little effect. As luck 
would have it the occasional fnendly 
helicopter drops you a bazooka, handy 
for inflicting more serious damage. But 
watch the motorcycle outndere who 
accompany some of your targets 
These guys throw everything they can 
gel their haiKts on at you. as well as 
blasting away with guns Be a mantac 
(frtwrand you could soon put the 
crimlr^ away arKl be ready for further 

instructions Special Cnminal 
Invesligstjons is Chase KO with a 
couple of additions, and fans of the 
osi^nai should love it This is ceriai^ily 
the Corky coin-op of the montfi 



R-Type II 

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The brave hero wtw saved the galaxy 
frofn a band of maraudirvg aliens in his 
revolutionary ft-Type craft is back The 
plot has noi chartged much from his 
first out^: use the devastating rang« 
of weapons at your disposal to It^rash 
the murderous alien hordes who dare 
to face you. As you possess Itie 
orrgii^l ship, you'll know what initial 
armament to expect: the awesome R- 
Type laser thai fires two types of boh 
A quick jab ol the fire button results in 
a ralher measly laser blast, but holding 
down tire unleashes a laser bolt of 
HUGE pfoporfions 
Bolt on weapons are won by 



Midnight 
Resistance 

Data East 



For no explained reason a tough 

stubble jawed hero and (up to yu] 
buddy are sent to a secret enem base 
to cause as much death and ma'hem 
as possible Krtch a lift mto ti^ tase 
on ttw front ol a leep driven by a 
beautiful blonde From then on lits 
bEasting action all the way with awild 
assortment of enemy lechnologi 
blundenng its deadly way towans you. 
Foot SQidiefs take pot shots with 
lasers, machine guns and 
flamethrowers, and tanks and 




desin^ying small floattno egg^sJ^aped 
aliens to collect the glowing ortis they 
drop Homing missiles, lasers and 
remote craft among others are there to 
be had You can be damn sure you 
need every waapon you can grab as 
in Type 1, Bw ahens are lough mothers 
who will stop at nothing to destroy 
you. Some of the onginal enemy craft 
are back, but the alien armoury has 
plenty of new addrtions lo keep you on 
your loes R Type II is nothirvg new, 
nwe a continuation ol ttife ongmal 
Like R I and you'll probably like II 



heiicOptef gunships whizz oiTlo th<e 
scene to add their point of view to the 
argument. 

When an enemy dies he leaves a credit 
card behind (!) Cotect these and enter 
the enemy armoury at tevel end to the 
sound of alarm sirens (very nice) 
purchase as much as your credit 
altows — ejctra weaiwns, a^nmo mi 
weapon -power ups Midnight 
Resistance isn t aniything special Ok. it 
has some neai graphica tcKiches but 
It really just bods dov^ to another 
average blast -em-up. 





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Incredible gimphfcs, realistic aircraft, heat seeking 
missiles, in^fligfit refuelling. Sidewinders & NUCLEAR 
WARHEADSJ Real air to mr combat with Helicopter 
GunshipSr Tomcats, Homete and Tornadoes. Air to 
ground combat with Tanks, Subs and Ground attack 
vehicles. Combat environment indudes DESERT, 
TROPICAL & ARCTIC regions. 

Fast frantic 3D action - as fast as a real ajxadegame! BrilliantI 

Other titles available: Super Tank Simutator, Operation 
C unship, SuperBike Trans -Am, 




It's here!! The CodeMasters CD Games 
*ack has arrived at the Towers. Does it 
really offer something new for Speocy 
owners? Richard Eddy grabbed a compact 
disc player and gave it a spin. 



The things your Speccy can gel 
up to thesa days aie amazing 
— and l>ere"s something else 
to give rt a Taste of What's Yet to 
Come: a compMlation of thirty 
games stored on CD. 

What CodeMasters is offering 
here IS fVOt truly CD ROM, 
because CD ROM really needs a 
dedicated slave CD player, which 
naturally your average d^mstrad 
Hi-fi doesn't have. With a slave 
CD j^yer the computer selects 
the tracks of data imforTnation io 
load in ar>d wttef^ to play them 
Using an ordinary CO player you 
have to select the tracks, and the 
computer )ust accepts ttiem. And 
that's what this games pack is ail 
about — a simple and very 
etfective way ot storing data to 



loaid in. 

So, wtiat do you have to do? 
Well the first ttiing is to connect 
your CD player to the Speccy. 
This IS fine K you've got a 
Discman or any kind of personal 
CO player — that can easily be 
shifted around. But, it you're 
using a stack hi-fi CD pfayer you'll 
have to ^et your Speccy withm 
seven feet (atioui tw^o meters) of 
your CD. because that's how long 
the ir>terfacing cable is 

The cable connects from the 
headphone socket of your CO 
player <ihe caWe has a 2 -5mm 
jack attached, but a quarter inch 
jack adapter is included] to the 
[oysiick port on your Speccy. The 
boK of tricks' wfiich was oriQinaJJy 
goir^ to stick out half way alon>g 
the cable has now been 



. — — tne caoie has now oeen 

good loak at the sJLte^^lS"**"'*'*;* to Uke • * 

Ilk. to ^^ ,„ games oil? nu^^*?:?"**^' *o"W 
tormat. an ofie disc a'l^H ^Itl **" *l^ ""O*** »" 
»wn a cable ^luldhx^L^''^'' '**'° **<"•'* -'r«ady 
But for now t,Tt l!^*L?** »«Parateiy. '"' 

varied mfx which *rl *^^J*'<>'^'» of games --a 
or course. i?s Iha^ ?,Ce S? 1^""^ »"""-"• ".nd. 



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load Additionalty. it helps you set 
the volume on the CD playef 
correcUfy you first turrt tt>e 
volume down to zsfo. then as 



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track one plays. sto>wly increase Ft 
until ttie screen turns trom green 
to red, tt should atl woHt fine 
now- 

To actually load in a game 
select a track, say track S for 
Dizzy, |usi select load on the 
screen and pi^ess Irach 8 and then 
Play on the CD player When it's 
toaded, disconnect the calile from 
the joystick port, plug m your 
pystick and play. Stiould you 
leave the cable in the pon, the 
game could well pJay ilselt, 
gettirtg directional information 
Irom the CD player!! GaiTi^Joad 
m roughly 30-40 seconds, not the 
ever-so-quick 20 as ofigmalPy 

juglit. 



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Product: The CodeMasters CD Gam«ft Pack 
Pnce £19«99 

Supplier CodftMastarm, 0926 814 132 
Gantes: BMX 2 (Dirt bike, standard), Tr«A«ur« 
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Soccer, Pro Ski Sim, Ghost Hunters, tIetSkI Sim 
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PREVIEW 






EMLYN 
HUGHES 
IN TRIVIAL 
SHOCK HORROR! 

charges' two SLAI 

CHARGES, ^^^^BBB ■« n d 

STRATEGIES... COULD B I 





CCS, th« msftlers of the Mar 
■imulfftion gam«, are about to 
unlusti Invasion Force and 
The G«neral. 

InvdSiOTi Force makes you the 
CwnmantferHn-Chief Of a WOfW 
War Wll allied invasion force and 
tests your strategic abtlity to 
conirol iroops as Ihey move 
around, engage m battle and 
hopefully vwn the war Be anoltier 
EiMfnhower, Moniy or Patton - 

281 CRASH FEBRUARY 



witi history take an imexpected 
change'' 

Similar taxing duties must be 
performed in The General as the 
title suggests you wiU be placed 
firmly in the boots of a General in 
diarge of thie Grand Army during 
the Napot«)nic Wars. 

Both are games tor big headed 
egomaniacs who like the world" s 
fate at Ihe^r fingertips... 



Grands! am have l>e«r> a bit 
quiet on the Speccy front 
recently, but they plan to put 
that to rights with Iwo hot now 
titkt. 

Space Harrier H arKi Scramble 
Spirit are about to take off this 
month Space Harner 1^ sees the 
hero of the first game vajnfy 
tsattling against (he forces of evit 
thai seem to have taken a 
personai dislike to him, Armed 
only w(th a laser gun arvd sporting 
a powerful jet pack, our do 
gooding hero enters the tray 
Twelve levels stand between htm 
and success, with chaniging 
terrain as he moves from scene to 
scene Huge alfen factories, 
futuriGlJc cities and even a bit of 
greek culture add baci^g round the 
struggle for survival. And weVe 
a$$ufed 9cty the programmers that 
there are a heck of a lot o( 



demonic forces standing between 
Hamer and success, These 
include ba,tmen {but no robir^). 
lions, robots, suits of armour and 
even giant nuns{!!}, But if you 
think the mi neons are bad wait 
untti you get an eyefuil of tf^ end 
of tevel horrors. 

There's twefve of em (twetve 
levels, geitit?). and tnese are 
HUGE A dragon and a three 
headed turtle (sounds cute) are 
among the nightmare creatures; 
Space Harrier iooks like he's 
gonna get a sore trigger finger 

The game is being programmed 
by Teqiie. with Terramex and 
Thunderbirds to theif credit If 
Space Hamer II is anything like 
as good as those previous tttfes, 
Grande! am is onto a winr>er, 
especially as the spntes are 
clainnied to be bigger and more 
varied than in the original Wait 
and see... 



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Mark Casweirs investigations into 
Audiogenic's association with the famous 
man himself... 



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Otd you kno*f Ihai in one part of 
London yourig men can still be 
fined a shilling fCK not practising 
archery on a Sunday mof ning Of 
thai ihe reason lof the railway 
lifws stopping on the outskirts is 
that land owners wouldn't let 
people lilie Mr Brunei (who built 
Paddingion station) cover their 
land wiih dirty great tracks 
(though ttvey were foiled when the 
UrxlergroiirKJ was buiFt) 

Wt^t does this have to do wrth 
a computer game we hear you 
ory. Well not a k>l but (t seemed a 
good intro for the next Audiogenic 
title called Emtyn Hughes Arcade 
Quiz, 

On a cotd and wet December 
day we went along to the press 
launch for this prestigious piece of 
computer entertainment TTio 
proceedings got off to a good 
start in an olde woride pub 
complete with refreshments whilst 
awaiting the tour bus that would 
take us around the most Invtal 
parts of London, On the tour we 
learned plenty o( useless facts 
lii^e the onea above, and stopped 



oft at the Vlrgm games store 
where Emiyn Eee. I know, 1 know 
it' Hughes was signing copies of 
that other Audiogenic hit, Emiyn 
Hughes International Soccer, and 
waving the odd trophy about 
Much impressed, we ended up in 
ChdKlewood ar>d a nice little pub 
calied the Hogs Gfunt (I), where 
finally the new game was 
demonstrated and indeed 
explained. 

Loosely based on the popular 
pub irivta machines, Emiyn 
Hughes Arcade Tnvia Quiz lakes 
you through ten maze levels lull 
of exciting quesltons. There will 
be SIX categories: Pop and Rock. 
Sport. Entertainment, Arts and 
Lrterature, People and Places and 
Pot Luck, The idea is to wend 
your way through the maze of 
daad ends and hazards to reach 
the Wine 8ar on the other side, 
Ouastiorts must be answered 
withir> a set time limit or the LOiSO 
Bar that ts chasing you will 
swallow you up (and on the way 
you must collect as much money 
artd fruit as posstMe}. 




To help you slay ur^^ blf:p 
ahead there are special feature 
bh^cks to land on which will give 
you ammo to explode question 
btocks (and thus give you free 
passage), or Blaslef' btocks on 
wtiich you'll be able to blow up 
rmultipls question blocks. 'Ck}ck 
Stoppers allow you extra lime, 
whilst landiryg on a bonus game 
tile allows you to enter a special 
against the dock cash bonus 
screen, tf you manage to slay one 
step ahead of the Lose Bar arwJ 



make it to the winn^rvg tirie you gel 
the charce to gain enough morwy 
to enter the next level (or skip a 
ievei rf you win potsa dosh) 

Real champion irivia tjuffs can 
roach the h^aster Game where a 
limited time ts allowed to search 
question blocks ar>d collect magic 
gems. If you find all the gems a 
code word is revealed Get this 
and you can enter a special real 
life competlition (with a neat 
prizel). Expect a full review rrext 
issue 



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Cyberball is the next game from 
the DomarkjTengen stable. By 
2022 the sport of Gridiron 
Football has changed: humans 
have been retired ar>d huge metal 
monsters live limes I he size of a 
man htave taken over. But the 
game remains the same — get 
that ball over the opponents goal 
fine to score a touchdown'. 



li. have got tougher though. 
in this violent garrte the ball is a 
bombi With over TOO olfenaiwe 
ar>d defensive plays, time outts 
artd the ability to swap weak or 
demolished robots. CyberbaiH 
k)oks likely to come in with a bang 
any mo now to ooir>cide with tt*e 
Super Bowl. 

CRASH FEBRUARY |B 29 



PLAYING 




Operation 
Thunderbolt 

Operation Thun^erboK Mpped alreaitvl 
VHtti \Mi pointer^ should help you 
gil going In Ihs gamt Itral you havt 
probably b«sn stuclc on sJnce belore 
Ctinstmas, 

1 Shoot heiicopiefs and lets first of all, 
ihe sald(ers are nol so dangerous 
2, To foM vasi quantrties of enemy, circle 
your loysiick and keep pressing rire, 
ttiJs vtrtll soon polish ihefn otl 

3 Reserve rockets for level Itirse so 
ycu can easily wipe out iW Itie 
helicoplers and pts 

4 Do not stop sluxjting, keep collecDnfl 
ammunHjon to build up an ulbrnate 
fighting machine, 



The 
Untouchables 

Anoltter greai new game from Ocean 
and 3 real loughy, uriess you have 
the^e tips oil ihe firit Ihree levels to 
help you Gful They are Irom Carl Hart 
Ql Church Stictton. 



Lewll 

Keep moving and shooting unljl you 
find the bookeeper Then keep shooting 
until he leaves the evidence behind. 
Don't let him walk into you as tt^is 
drains your efwrgy severeiy. 
Alter you ve ^ot the bookeeper on the 
far nghl and up. gei the evidence Then 
qiujokfy jump off the platform to avoid 
loads of massive b^^s with powetlui 
guns appeiring 

Shool the man with a tJUck coat and 
beard for a violin case contajining 50 
tBSt shots or a ftrst aid parcel to 
increase your energy, 

LevBl2 

Memoriie the order in vifWch the barrels 
of liquor appear, it's the sanw every go 
To Start with use Ness until his energy 
reaches red, then chaF>g€ to Wallis, 
WAsm at Stor» and do rhe same each 
time until all liquor is collected. Doing 
this you can use each member's 
energy almost to the full but keep them 
all alive for ievej tlwee. Above all make 



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sure r^ess and Stone survive this le^l, 

otherwise you can't continue 

Don 1 look through m binoculars, lil's 

too drfficult Instead gel used to se«ii>g 

where to shoot by looking whors your 

trail of gunfire goes. 

Avoid petrol bombs at all costs? 

This level IS nearty impassible unless 
you've got Oree or all four ol Ifie iBarn 
lefl If you've only got Ness and Stone 
you 11 bave to reset the computer and 
start from scratch! 

SwHeh the characiers around as in level 
two, but agam keep Mess and Stone 
alive or you can t carry on 
This level has several parts Get aH m 
iK]uof bottles except one, ih&n |in the 
cEefensive position behind \i\e wall), 
select the charactef ^m the most 
energy and lei the timer run down lo 
about five seconds. TNs will tieai the 
other three characters' energy 3 IttUe for 
the naxl section. Then pop put trom 
behind the wail, shoot the last bottle 
and you're on the last part Do itie 
same on each secton until you 
complete the level 

Finally, when you go behind the wall to 
load your gun tJon't wart for your 
character to click H twice, simply go 
rigtil (behind the wall) tfien back left 
straight away While the screen is 
scrolling left your man will load tht 
sun, saving time. 



GRUMPY 

GUMPHREY 

SUPERSLEUTH 

A great game this, and n was on he 
caver a couple of issues back Hue 
are some tips to het)) all those of you 
vrtw haven't a clue how tO' ptay ti 

*The red button in the lift is for 
switching the li^ht on and. off DcHit 
press it as you can get mlo ail sors of 
trouble with the light off 
♦Don 1 leave Grumpy standing sti for 
too kHig as he will sit down and Vt 
ye^ow bar will decrease This also 
happens m the twss s office 
*VQur glasses are most NItely to ^ 
broken by touching the policemantn 
ttffi room with objects 3- 10 in it iftien 
your glasses are broken you can t 
stand o<i ^ box. so it's best to tace 
the glasses witti you when you aner 
the room 

* Don't picic up the green botiie or tfie 
first floor or you II gel drunK witti tie 
control method gomg weird 
*Vou need Ihe crate to coiteci obf cts 
2 , 4- 1 and 1 6 To collect object ; 
position the crate leaving a gap 
betweeri the bottom of the crale aid the 
shelf on which the banana is 
*Vou can alter the direclkKi of the 
escalator by pressing the other arow 
which isn 1 flashing r^earby. 



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Monsterland 

A Irtff gaiTtfi thiSn on the S|]«ctruni 
sflfxray. You should $«e II on llii 
Amiga! So siow.. All vicilms of M 
name on the Sped mm can now gel 
Uiteir own back with these helplul 
hlnls and lips from Tim Hudson of 
Knutslord. 

<*As you may wen Know SW6 is well 
'afd. but to gain e^ctra cash one of the 
besi things to do is lo keep running and 
Itrnpmg (unless there is a tiad guy in 
the way) as tam wilf occasionally Fall 
from the shy 

■* Use bars atxl maJce a note ol what 
they say when you choose a drink 
♦Look out fof secret leveJs aJHl coins. 
note down where they ati are 
♦Tlie sphina tn the pyramid had 
'chicKen' for dinner jwhaa?), 

* H you come acfoss a secret shop 
selling armour get it as you need rt to 
k>i a knight, 

* Save cash to buy the Legend S^\6 
m, as this is frvosl useful. 

it Whenever you come across magic 
For sale, buy iL 



*Try to set up different tasks and bnng 
l^e ifiings you need to the righl place 
before Hie tasks actually come up 
* Avoid contact wilh policemen, who 
break your glasses arid the men who 
run around itie store wrth pipes m frieir 
moullis as they cause you to drop 
some of the items you are canytng. 
*tf you're nol sure what a certain 
object does when you come across it 
leave it in the lift or by one ol the lift 
doors, 

*USf the skateboard lo gel around tho 
store nwch quicker and save time, 

Tlw Tasks 

The tasks m tisied m order of how 
they appear in the game so you can 
Qrga>iise ttn obiNts you wlU need and 
save time 

1 Ducks - Collect gun. shool all eighl 
ducks on the two screens 

2. &igs • Collect Aerosol can and shoot 
all bugs in both screens 

3. Tea - Collect crate, go to cafe, drop 
cr^te in front ol tea cup. climb on crate 
pick up lea cup an take ii to sir 

4 Th»ef - Collect crate, qq to room witti 
handcuffs, drop crate m front ot 
handcuffs, stand on crate, pick up 
handcuffs, find tinef (he moves slowly 
and wears a hat and btg coat — 
sounds like Mark Qaswelll), walk into 
him until you capture him witti ^ 
handcuffs He siwuld now follow you lo 
tfie boss. 




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The map gives ygu a gufde to Ifie 
transporters they are mart(e<l M , "2. 
'3. M am) '5 For example rf you 
press fire on tran5t>ciftfif ') you move 
to the other ifansporter marked * l 
The barriers are in the same ptacfl each 

You must collect Iceys which have a 
different cotour Keys 1 and 2 ^el your 
malts CHil by opei^mg secret passages, 
whife itey 3 leads inta a secret room 
near the begmning and may or may not 
b€ useful Key 4 is esseniiat rf you wish 
to complete the game Vou need tour 
fuel pods il you want to get off the 
place ative, 

Also littsfcd dromC itie {ilace !n randotn 
positions each hme are battery packs, 
love hearts (aah). odra fire and smart 
tiombs. Somewhere there is a bomb lor 
you to btew fiveryttwig up wilti onc« 
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IWiai a selectk>n Aft yt>u have 10 do ts 
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selects- 

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Mi Itiese Did games are now coming 
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ou! pn rflfeiease, and Goonies has gal 
to be one of Ihe best. Scoti McDon^ 
ol Condorrat tuis lent in the solution. 

Level 1 

Man 1 : Take the chair and push it under 

the ladder that leads to the press Go 

up and start pnntjng 

Man 2: Take him and 90 to the bottle 

titled with water. Jump sA A Now jump 

away. A passage will ^qnac Go down 

the firep^ p^sago. inen ikmg, 

Mm 1 r As soon as the press arm 

reaches as lar down as i\ can run to 

the passage and go clown and along 

Level 2 

Mm; Go to the drill otiiect down the 

bottom and stand on it 

Womm: Go on the lift and past the 

boulder and onto tt^ log Avoid the 

pots, then [ump ofl ai ttie other side 

Jump up onto the bar, go along and get 

tt>e key. go down the ladder and past 

where the wall was 

Man: Go ielt as tar as possible All the 

time watch out tor tials. 

Levels 

iton: Go nght. up the ladder, left, up the 

ladder, jump Eeft to the ledge, go up the 

ladder and onto the bar 

Woman: Go ngtit up the ladder, left and 

stop wnen you a/e at the pip« valve 

The steam next lo Itie bar at the top 



Levil4 

Man 1 : Go and stand under ttie tlrst 
hanging switch When the ball is about 
to reach the ladder |ump up and han^ 
onto it, The bail rebounds off a wail 
Jufnp down as the ball rolls t>ack 
Mm 2: Go and stand under ttie second: 
hanging swrich 

Man 1 : Jump up or>to the switch and 
let the ball iaJl through 9m hole onto the 
level where man 2 is. Run down to the 
ttiird switch 

Man Z: White man 1 is doing thts, man 
2 should lump up lo put up the wait and 
make the baJi bounce oH it Jump down 
10 get rid 0I itie wall and close the hole 
Keep on doing this until man 1 is at Ihe 
next switch Repeal process but at the 
same hrm mate man 2 go to the lever 
ana pusli it forward. 
Nlia 1 : As ^ btf goes towards you 
(travelling from right lo left) open the 
hole and let the bail fail down it and 
Ittimigh the gap the second lever was 
guarding One of the ttvee slats has 
been destroyed Repeat the process 
two times then make both n^n fatl 
down tire ga^ wtiere Hie slats w«re 

UvelS 

Woman: Go through ihe nght eye hole 

and stand on ifiepad 

Man: Jump trom the tett to the nght eye 

hole and go down Ihe long ladder 

Wotiian: Wait until 3 bird with a skull 

arrives iust below you and just across 

from the man Then |ump twice onto 

tt^ switch The egg lands on a new 

bndge 

Mm: Push the egg over the bridge and 

into place Go back under the ladder. 

Woman: Get down Repeat four more 

times Tl>e egg can land in other 

places, but this is the easiest way. If an 

egg hatches get the person it is alter 

out 0I the way When tive eggs have 

been piled up ttiey form a ladder Gel 

down oft the switch and go to where 

the man is and make both |ump the cap 

(this may lake som« time) 

Bott*: Matte sure no birds are coming, 

then climb Ihe ladder and jump nght. 



Levels 

Get one man to the swrich in the centre 

and activate it Get Ihe ottver man 10 go 

through the gap where the gate was 

Work your way down, land on Itw whrie 

block then jump nght onio the switch. 

Repeat with other person. 

How the blocks work: tn the centfe 

there are three ctAowed blocks Eiue. 

red and whKe Drops wilt f aH and press 

them. 

Colour Ha 



What Happens On Leit 
What Happens On Right 
BLUE 

BLUE BLOCKS DISAPPEAR 
BLUE BLOCK APPEARS 
REO 

RED BLOCKS DISAPPEAR 
RED BLOCK APPEARS 
WHITE 



WHITE BtOCKS DISAPPEAR WHITE 
BLOCK APPEARS 

Level? 

Man 1 : Get ixith up the ladder then 

lurrip onto Ihe hanging b^ Wart unlit 

the bat passes then go up the ladder 

and along the other bar Fafl down and 

wait until the bat is halt way, then jump 

onto the switch A box wi ^ down 

itieboflorn. 

Mm Z: Push the \m i^g, jump on it 

and jump OFfto the other switch and 

posh up The octopus is now (town It 

not, kill yourself and start again 

(charmingl) 

Men 1 : Fall off lo your nghi. go right 

Ihen \umfi M gap where the octopus 

was 

Man 2: Go nght and lump the gap. 

Watch out lor bats when jumping the 

Level 8 

B<Mh Go up the ladder 

Mm 1 : Go down one ind tump up lo 

Ihe switch A box wiV appear 

Man 2: Push the box down la wfter^ 

mama is, then just alter she passes 

the box (going from lett to nght) fal 

down, push the box left until il is under 

(Of near J the swrich Jump up omio ttie 

box and onto the switch, a box at 

treasure appears and mama Is 

distracted PtiSh the boic as far riight as 

possible and lump onto Ihe box. ffien 

lump nghi to the ladder, go up and 

lump onto bie tiaig 

Man 1 : Do the same as man 2 

Wei3 done, you have completed tths 

game! Now lo it again 



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The game la deceptively aim p te In ploi, but vtfy pitytble. TTie 
Mr^ilng aaquence batwtefi ievete ta elao pretty impreislve. but 
brd on the ayet. Ftytng Ihrei^ a InA of t({UBne« on a itarry 
befcgrmtfid • phewl 

Ofii Dan tt l« one at the beal ^Nnaa M% laaua, have a loo4i 
tyyoyraaM, 90% 



txperiTTi ents A] I have failed. 
I«avin<g the unfortunate vicllmg 
as twisted mutations of Ihttr 
tormat salves. What he rM«ds 
is a hwnan tubieci to 
expedmenl on, and that human 
Is... orcQurfi«Dan Dare. 

or gfaen bonce's mmkini 
itidnap the good. Colonel in his 
f leap, and Oan wr*l(e« up In i 
Sckntlflc Satellite In orbit 
aroijnd Venus, Uttering Never 
tay dle...'ht's up and about 
before you »n «ey 'IMon it 
Master of Meltonia' and intent 
on escape. A ah^p stands ready 
lo whisk Wm back to Earth. 
The only problem is it needs 
reiuelling, and w t^rgvlng the 
mutated creatures Dan. am>ed 
with a pulse rifle, scours dM 
sateJIIte's levels for tfw SOb of 
hiel he needs to escape. Travel 
tiatwean lavels is via teteport. 

Ai lit R-TVpe 1^ longer you 
ho8d down the fire button the 
larger the energy bolt Oin't 
rH$e kicka out Ammo Is 
Hfflifted, but can ba pickad up 
•kmo wHh otiier wnpons from 
t hsndy computer tfrrnirtll In 
!h? store level, Dependirig on 
your power leveJ, which 
Increases with every itieA 
shot, you can pick up Ftuke' 
smart bombs, bouncirvg 
bombs, extra lives (to a 
maximum ot four) and of of 
course extra ammo. Fuel can 
also be Iouh^ for your jet pech 
(which needs conatarri 
rapienishmentjp as well aa fw 
the e&cape sliip. Tha Wakon 
sncf his clones art 1>tivfly hi 
evidence, and Dan will need ail 
(f>e firepower and cunning he 
can muster to make his 
getaway. 

Ttw flm two parts of 1fl« 
Dan Dare saga were tx^lenl, 
and ii m glad to sav th« third li 
]usi as food, Colourful sprilas 
abound, dnd with as near at 
damn II zero coiouf dash. Vm 
plot \% as involved as before 
and the action is|usi as hot. 
Fans of Dan Dare, and count 
me in, sfiould take a look at 
this game. 

MAHIC 92% 



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GAZZA'S SUPER 



SOCCER 



Emplre/Brfan 
Rogers t£9.99 oass, 
£t4.99 di»k 



Yes K'i here: Paul 'Gaoa' 
Gascoigne s sponsored 
game previewed a 

couple of issues back firraily 
emerges trom I1le cnangiryg 
rooms. On* or two players can 
partjcipate (in one^layer mtxle 
the second player Is tiia 
Computer, not quite as 
plrysical}. And like all sporting 
adivtties the first taak it lo 
work out one s options: the 
menu. Create your own league, 
create a cup or play a friendly 
match. 

Whether you create a league 
or a cup, you can choose how 
many teams are competir^ 
with -^ riarne your league or 
cup, arKi finally change the 
names of any of the teams. You 



towards the goal, wMch Is 
most contuflnig for tiie first 'faw 
game$ THq player un^ 
control is picked out by an 
anow hovering over him, 
altl>ough mosi of the tline thtli 
guy is at the other end ol th« 
pitch, mostly when an 
opposing piayer has tfic ball. 

Gazzas Super Soccer 
contains a couple oi novel 
features, the Boot- Me^ 
and especially ttie ability to 
save a game and play On any 9' 
Bit machine. Bui apart from 
tjitaf H bolls down to anotfier 
rurvof'the mill tooty game wid) 
some neat graphical louchaa 
on the players and crowd. Mind 
you the crowd is static, and the 
players judder around like a 
drunken ghost Despite what 
we reported In the preview, 
take the bme honoured advice: 
promises might not live up to 
reality, 

MARK 61% 



U I ^ V GtzzBS Super Soccer Is another foottiali game 
HIvH trying to Imitate such gnalt a* Uctch Day: lit a 



pity It hiw t woiliid mlty. M fta tecttalin m% drawm badly ^ 
they have no (boh and wait iraund wNh ona Jag trntty on the 
ground all the tinw (something ona 6cm% not cxpea any longet in 
the 90s. W\%\ is realty odd about Ihis g^ma la that the pitch 
comes In Itiree sections, itita really atopa any anifaymtfli you 
could havi floL Whm the ball is in the centre you get • ti d a wi y t 
view, but If it goaa fmifanis etther goal the screen shifts round 
and you get a head on view of the goal - alt in black and green 
monochrome. The moat ixdiemeitl I got out of playing this wat 
changing one of the player a names to Gazza ~ then kicicfng hm 
on the pUch. DefinHely not the bttt foolbsii game ever to be 
produt»d, in% 



then get to choose a team, 
whether you want to fiddle 
around witti their speed and 
skill leveis, then modify the 
playing time and kicking style. 

The game is entered; the 
pitcti is viewed in a horizontal 
plana wtth Ui« retpeetive 
teams hooflng tf>e ball either 
left or right. It's oniy wt>en a 
player movea off tfie side of 
the screen that the view flips 
through SO' and you fhvj 
yourself moving up if\e screen 



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ILI I ^ |# What can I say abeui Turbo Out Run thai wasn t 
W I V I\ saift in 1h« rcvtew of the ftrig ina( Out Run? The 
game is almost idenlrcal The oniiy ditte fence is thai itie graphics 
havi changed sl^ghtty and you can now sm^sli your way through 
Toad titocks and tuimp over logs in the road. There ts also a new 
car upqrsdp section that gives you the choice of special turbo, 
hi^rip tyres Of hjgh powered engine. To lell you (he Iruth I didn'l 
notice muth difference in pertormance when I got them anyway. 

The same oid problem of new se<:tlon5 Ot road not joining 
together properly has been kepi In Turbo Out Run. which is a 
p(1y. and the muJti-load ts still a reai annoyam^c. I wouldni say 
that this (slhe most realistic car racmg game around; I mean, me 
car IS so big you c^n hardly see what is coming up ahead. If you 
were a big fan of the origirial then buy this, because Us more of 
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I amongst many ottiffrs — that | 

Out Run far^ will like. 



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Ubi S«ft;ESP £9.99 
cass» C14.99 disk 

Even itiDugh we're in mld- 
winier, Ubisoh s««m io 
(hinlc it'* summer As 
IheyVe just refeasing Ihis 
tennis garrve — maybe they 
want to chetr us up wtth 
summer notions. Pro Tennis 
Tour takes yOu arOurvd the 
world to compete in fow major 
tournaments: the Melbourne 
Open, the French Open, Iht 
lamous venue in Wimbledon 
and linaliy the US Open. The 
game starts with an options 
screen wt>ere you can itirt a 
loumament. practice (choose 
Io eilhfr practice yoiir servic*. 
or improve your shot on a sb( 
program machtnej, view Uie 
current rankings, choose a 
difficulty level artd tinilly 
watch a demo. 

When all ttu optk>ns haw 
been set and you have 



simple, a match is split ir>io 
three sections : games, sets 
and matches. The sconrtg 
system is 1S, 30. 40 tnA deuce; 
at deuce the iirst player to 
score two consecutive point$ 
is tiw winrwr. Sel* COntlst oi 
six games, and each match 
mnsifl» of (iv« wts, atthougit 
tlw flfst person (o wim three 
sets wins Game, Sel and Match 
(with the winning player 
leaping over the riet and falling 
flat on their face). Th* 
combatants move smoottvly 
around the coui and irt wM 
drawn, which Is more ihtff can 
be sakt for the little fella up m 
his high chair — you can see 
right ttirough him. As wtlir 
m04i tennl$ gamu the 
greatest fun is gained b^ 
antioipaiing the opponent's 
next shot. Wimbt«dOn i« a lair 
way off yet. tx/t tans are 
idvited to l^he a look at Pro 
Tennis Tour 

MARK 6e% 



NICK 



Pro Tennis Tourrwment is, well, tennis' There is 
nothing here that hasn t been seen in all the ottwr 
tennis garrves that have come out on the Spectrum. Ttve sprites 
for the players, umpire and ball boy are alJ average, and there is 
s^ome animation. Colour isihe ush^I boririg white on a green 
background, but what else can you use in a tennis g«int? The 
event is bhghter>ed u|} a bri! by the inclusion of some music on 
ihe menu screen, 

tn the gaflVB you supposedly ptay In d^ersftl cities across the 
wortd. tHit if^ look of the gam« dotm'l chtngo tt all from one 
city to another. They could have il Imt put i Hag in there 
somewh«f« to siww wtw*t you a^ e. 56% 

practised to your hearl's 
content, you enter the first 
toumamet — the Weiboumt 
Opon. Vou an ranked &lth, and 
tfie main aim of the g«mi is to 
bstlle your way to number one 
Bped, The difficulty (evel you 
chose at thf start rfetermirws 
how fasi the ball is whacked by 
the opponent, and the size Of 
racket you possess (in easy 
mode you have an outstzed 
onej. 
T?ve rules of lenrtis are quite 



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Look out for great 
new games in the 

Cartoon Time 
range from 

CodeMasiem" 



SPECTRUM, AMSTRAD CPC, 
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Continue ihe Adventurvs itt Olll & I^ihh* m 

*'Th« Candlelight Adventure" — even V»elter 

than the original Best Seller! 

All Cartoon Time C:iam«?s feature {special Carlooi* 

Characters^ Home you ^vill already know^* others lltte 

FRANKENSTEIN JNR. are new to the World of 

computer |iame». 

The Cartoon Time Barnes are a Collector's Series, 
ich \^'ith its OMpti unique number* Ivook out for the 

from Ch;ir;icier T-Shirts^lO Trips to I Disney Worldl 




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I^lf Ooor Atl ihosf brill board game 
IVf iV Chnslmas an<J lost oil the pieces lo ihe tirsi lime 
you played have now come onto iti« Spectrum. thi$ new mpW 
paelt includ^^s the famtly lavounles and 

all beea reieassij separaieiy betofe, so ihe^e s noilimg«xacily 
new and exciimg m ihe package. 

Each game has vcr^ 5as<c graphtcs and sound, as Ihcy were 
all ^ade in Ihe days of 4SK only Spectrums Ctuedo is abouE lht> 
besi of the bufich. but on Ihts il goia a bit awkward when you 
have to disguise part of the screen from oiher players *ilh your 
(hand! 

The games are all faiihiut conventions of Ifie classic onginab 
and if you get logeiher with a lew fncf^ds you can have lois oi 
lun wilh ihem wllhout a small melal shoe or a candle sirck bein^ 
stuck undeiT the sofa! Have lun. 6d% 



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Ralntiow 
Arts/Probe £8.99 
cass, £12.99 disk 

They Mime from outer 
space and built heaviSy 
diflltndled battle atalliona 
In our oceans. For many years 
mankind was unaware of their 
plans, until Ihey storied to 
rarrtpage across m 



unprotected Earth, In 
desperation mankind initiated 
Prtijact Deep Star, H« mission 
to throw a final cHallenge to 
the aliens, and you re the pilot 
who must guide the most 
tschnically advanced 
submarine type the world has 
ever Men against the a) fen 
defences, 
your firft task is 10 buy «ub« 



from a rather nasty ioolci)<ig 
alien c^^ea.lure (up to nine can 
be piTchased. if you havi the 
dosh) and arm them. Thc-e are 
four types, though the orfy real 
difference apart from design fs 
their weapons Mirying 
capabilities. The most basic 
model can carrv three 
wtapons. the next six. tht Ihird 
nir>e and finally the lop Ot tfw 
range can be armed with up lo 
Iweive different weapons 
Choose wisely tMlween 
tmartbombs, various missiles^ 
bouncing bomtjs and drones 
which girdle your sub With 
12<K)0 points at ttie start jou 
will only be able to afford (ht 
most basic options, but as you 
coliect more points bigger and 
better weapons are svallible. 

Eight horizontally ^roiling 
levels staivd between you and 
mankind's safety, and they're 
infested with ewery kind cf 
psycho alien you can imagine: 
huge gun turrets, submaiines, 
mobile guns, assorted missile 
launchers and mare. 

One thing is damn certain, 
you won t complete XOii on 
youf first Couple Oi tries, irt 





tnf09rames,/Prob« 
£9.99 casSf £1 4.99 
disk 




Straight from the long- 
running comic strip 
books comes ttie first 
rochet launched to the moon. 
On board are Tml\n, Snowy 
the wonder do^ . Captain 
Haddock and Professor 
Calculus (not calculating evil 
Colonel Boris). The story has 
been turned into a hA^o level 
computer game: il starts with 
the moon rocket flying through 
a meteor storm which contains 
two types of tumbling spheres. 
Hitting yellows increases 
UnTin's energy level (zero 
energy nwans end of gamtji, 
while the red globes warm and 
wvp you to the second part of 
the game (eight need io be 
grabbed). 



The second piart of the game 
sliraws TlnTln njnning artund 
IraktothanKkettrylngl} 
eampMa MversI tasks: defuse 
the bombs set i}y the evt 
Colonel Boris, extinguisi the 
hres that inexplicably sprii^ 
up, untie your friends wto 
have btifi sttacked by t^e 
n»sty Colon«l and fjnall> give 
him his just desserts by 
capturing him, Fire 
extinguishers are used t) put 
out the tires as well AS fun 
Boris, but don t let too rrtny 
lires spring up because ttey 
dirilin your energy 

If you re successful (aid 
don't run out of energy i 'Ou 
art returned lo I he meteor 
itofTn to coilecl more glojbes, 



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Iwt a chtBt v«rf loft that gavs 
us alE the weapons availabj«, 
ami even the^ the going was 
tough. Oont get me wrorng, the 
(fame i« hetl to 9«t throLtgh. but 
lavokJs onnoyirrg you enough 
(0 meMe you chuck the 
oom^ef awey. The sprites art 
monochfomatk, but some of 
ttn baekgroundt are very 
tSetalled, as Indted fire the end 
of l«vel monslrosiliea which 
cost me most of my lives. X- 
oul is nothing new, taut Ft is 
ptaysb^ enough io warrant 
purchase. 

MARK 89% 



y ||«|| Stwot. ahosf < dodgt, th«ot! That* an there h to 
n I W 1% It. thfa formal oi game has b«en used so many 
tlmta that H )ua1 gets boring ftfier a while. While p(ayirq X-Out 
you c«n cast youf mtrid bacK to other games you'vt pl*y«d, and 
It's almosi kftntieal. Who eKactty gets enjoyment oul of piaylmg 
the aame 'shoot ail aifens in the l«v*l tfwi the big monelef ' 
formal'? 
If H wasn't ooitiptetety unortglnal. X-Oui woukl be quite a good 

at. All ttw graf^iceand sound ar* raaionabfe wtth well 
ikd spiites, animation and plenty happening on screen. 
Colour ls..e wait not tliere. except for monochrome, but then wfut 
Isn't theta c^? 

All shoo< tm up fans will probaUy find X-Out a challenge and 
Mrtll get some enjoymtrrt out of It bul tt'i rwt goit^ to b«a 
favovrili of mine. •'7% 




ewentMy piaytbit wholty 

unofiginai shoot 'em up 
prone to a mixed reccpt»on. 



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Mlli^ K ' ^l^*^^' l\rt\in on the Uoon had great potential 
HI Vl« wfien t fhtt saw ii. Ail the presentation is brilliant, 
with sn animated title sequence and loads of colour. There are 
two main sections In the game. The firtt has TIntin In a apace 
ship looming through spece ifi 3-0, Ofi this sectk)n sil you hive 
10 do I* dodge the asteroids and pick up energy pods to use on 
IN n^ section. The second Is t type of ptatf orms ind ladders 
game where large animated sprites of Bntin and all his mates 
{including SnewyJ^ run around trying to stay out of ^ way of itie 
evil btoke. On th^s stage you mutt fir>d ms extinguisiMr and put 
out all the fires then collect bombs. 

That'i «tl there itftHy It le Um gMi*: etch level gttt t little bit 
harder, but if you ooltettrteugli tntrgy (there's an endltsa 
tuppty) you can oompletothi gamen no hassle, it ortly took me 
about ten mlnutesf 

Tlntln on the Moon would have been sn excelteni game if N 
had been endowed witti s tuit more challenging game play. — If 
you don't tielieve me, try U yourseff . fW% 




and so on until you rtMh the 
moon. 

TinTin is one of my favourite 
comic characten, and for 
many years — oldie that I am 
(and old N? sometimes ietms 
— Ed.), I have followed his 
explo^ both in books and on 
TV. Wllsi TinTin On The Moon 
captures the spirit of the comic 
book, the game Is sadly too 
easy to complete (it didn i take 
Nicko very long, git), and there 
isn't enough action for your 
money. The two levels are 
fairly challenging for a while, 
but sadly iBdium soon sets in. 
Sorry InfOHjrames. TinTin On 
The Moon ertieftaint fof a 
while but 11 soon dies the 
death. ! didn i know areview of 
a trip to the moon could be this 
shorlit. 

||iARK60% 



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World Championship 
Boxing Manager 



Oattath 
Games/Doug 
Matthews £9.95 
ca», £12.95 dtak 

Know what I mean 'Ajry: 
yeah ijoxing's a hjnny 
old game, but ped|3ll 
like Muhammad All made thtlr 
money out ol if And m*ybt 
Goliath wtll make theirs oi/t of 
World Chtmpionthip Soxing 
Manager, cos tt isn't bad. 

This is big leagut itufi: start 
ttamiM the mMigtr you 
ttxttm, lh*n efvooee (and 
mme) up to five boxers to 
manage, then into your offset 
10 drum up a b^i of trade. A 
OMtot can access Ave optiont: 
the flting cabinet with your 
9Uys fight records, contracts 
and rankings plus twO' boxlr>9 
boards from the Federation Of 
World Boxmg (FWB|, ihd the 
World CourKll Of International 
BOKing (WCIB). 

Your guys start 99th In each 
Itague, and by netienng on the 
dog and bone (lelepdone to 
you SH^iiirej you can contact 17 
eompiilir controlled mgnsgert 
to VTmBI lights. The boxing 
boirdi can be contacted wlien 
a llgM hts been afranged. and 
you CHI tlMi isk your two 
seoms, Umpy and Wimpy, to 
not* around at ott>er flghts for 
you (10 suss out the 
oppoaifk^nji. A look in your 
fllofiJt Informs you of the 



t'a bouts (itghi mght ia 
always i Fridayl, cllcUng on 
the catendar gives you the 
chance to advince dates (the 
game gets rather boring If iltt 
days are allowed to advince it 
their r>orm>t rale), and by 
exiting through the office door 
you can vMI thi gym md 
physio. 

In the ph^io you cht^fc on 
your boxers' physical stMe, 
whilst In the gym your Mi 
train for their forthcominig 
fl{}hts. On fight nighls you 
choose whethtr Io atlMid or 
not, but If one of your guyi to 
lighting it s btst to be than. 
EachAghfisdewtflbidIn 
detail (no grapNof 
representitlonjf, and your ouy's 
mug in the ifngifipaan lop of 
screen, As hettkai more aiid 
mora of a bsshing Ifie ftct 
becomes mirlitd. Al the end of 
tl>e currem round ygu'rt 
allowed 30 Hoondt Io ittend 
to the boxer ^viii^ tuM«, 
anend to cuts, bruises atb *n6 
change his Hghtirig tadlcs. If 
he wins his position in the 
te^ntlons, books change and 
Hue fighto are pota^,«N Ih* 
wty up to a worid tM« Igiii 

ItiaveloadiiilttNiiettie 
ffrst boxinf management pMN 
E ve ever seifi, it foUowt the 
tame sort of fOmiat as tooly 
marvagement games, but lor 
some reason l lound Ettis raiher 
more playable. 

liAflll74% 



U |^|#^ yeh. it's Boxing Hanaoer. the game Irom the same 
HlWlm people who brought you the award winning 
TncksiM Itaniger. fn Boxing Manager the programnierf turn 
(rtod to brtglKanlhtn^ up a NHa by addhtg a few graphics and 
gMng the text a very CodtMtilarB feat Io tfie expanded 
charaders. Why do things tike that when Ittey could aikne you to 
tee the llgiaatii il aa d ol hairing Ipwateh the coii^Mtarlaltog 
you whaf i happamd. H I wantad to fust have the commertKy I'd 
put the radio onl 45% 




Access £9.90 emmm, 
£16.99 disk 



•tef 

s«wn to tH if the sldv of (hf 
road And 9xp«Q\ v(hj to slop. 
Hiflhty IJkefj^! Comp^tte a ghrtn 
VtrVtCh oi Ttutd »n^ yoo mult 
pull up at th« QAS statiofi whiisi 
tht computtf inform* yMj of 
th« rac« ttatlslica (your 
av«ragi apMd, t]ni«, wtvo moo 
tfi« lap *tc). Thtfi tt's tjm« to 
bum mora rubtxt until Itw raca 
ft won — or loftl 

t qutft ei^y«d ptayfng ttft 
Ofiginfi. »o Th« Outit-Tttt Prtvt 
H on tht Sp«ccy Mt Mfltflv 
•waltad. Wa» tha wilt woith tf? 
Well yes and no, Yes because 
graphlcatly The Du«l It rathar 
flood. No because the 
wmpuf «r controllfrd drtwf It 
well nigh impossit^le m gal 
past. It may be my tack ot 
dr1vlr>g skills, but 1 conlinualiy 
cras?ied inio him. Maybe i m 
iMtng miscrBbte, t3ut The Duat- 
THt Otfn II C4it bttummvd up 
\o ft* irnmortaJ words of a TV 
ad:'lt i good, b^l nol thai good, 
MARK 71% 



Iti can, ewa and mora can 
thta wirittr — ai^ some 
maitiat ta«m »ap«dalty 
Doputar A iot hu te«n h«ard 
retenUy about the two cara in 
rha Diwt, ta thty alao Sttr In 
US QoUd'* Tyrbo Outruri, af^ 
hart's eome more: Th« F^nUff 
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ma world, though Ihe F40 hai 
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a fa»i»r Q^ m[>h. w th*r4. 

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partidpita In this rac« of i 
iltatln)«, though If a frtand isn't 
readily aval labia 1h« compuitr 
lafcM ov«r. Onc« you've 
Chotan a car It'a 1im« to m«k« 
up your m(r>d oh tht <Nfflculty 
itval: iMa raii>9es from aasy 
(autornattc gearbox) to hard , 
(Mikch only Ntcfco 'boy racar' | 

M I ^ IT **°^ ^^ tw^ Qimti tgrotn). but wart a mlnutt. 
m WIV ihit i« really quite good It's sort of Ilk* Hard 
Onyin wtthoul Iht h«rd btt, Tt>e graphics are of eourst In shtdtd 
3-0 which wwt(i w*ll for moai of ih« time — it e just on things 
IJha tunnels you 9«t a Ut (toorlinrtattd. Ont tecond you ra 
happily dnvtng dcwr^ the road it 20Qmph and th« n«xt you fa 
piungid into darVrteaa hardly uttng lh« tunn*l tntranci. 
Perh»pa thati whet It s iike to drjva at fOOmph, but 1 cani tty 
Ivt evflf gont Ihat fail! The lack of cotoyr vKriatioo in iht vtMr 
out of tfi« car has been nudf up for In th« dashboard 
und«rT>ealti Each level is a diffefeni monochromt. 

There are pienty of »urpnw« in stoce ori tht roads Includtrvg 
high cMfft 10 fall off. aharp bends lo skid around and lunatk 
drfvcn coming down ih« wrong sidt of tti« road,., wait a minute, 
it's supposed to bt in America isn't It... AARRGGHHl 

Test Dmv« li 1$ wortti telling a look at, twl ytiu could soon g«t 
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Rebtfts would try). 

n In on* ptaytr mode you 
can try lo outrun tht computw 
controlled car, or beat ttw 
ciock.. But wlutevef yoo io, 
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Uxnt Of tftt twii^ and tMfldi 

ki the foad looit as K ifwy wtre 
daafgned by one. The oth«r 
Ihkng apart from the shtef 
ihifia you must t>ewafa art tht 
cops. Some give chast an<d by 
to overtsi^e (a tickei is the 
result of this], while othen }uit 



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0LUANDUSSA3 

Cartoon Time ■ £2.09 

Just Itiink hDw mad you 
wouEd W Vou'vG |ust 
bougtit yourself a spanldng 
new car and parked it m your 
garage wtierc il should be 
safe When you go back to 
check on It, some evH little 
monster tias gone ancf 
disassembled i the rotter! 
Armeid with only a candle you, 
as Oiii, must mvi search the 
vast castle and recover all the 
pieces so yoii can take Lissa 
out on a picnic. 
CodeMastefs keep 



producing these bnlllant 
games donl they? This IS 
number two in ih&ir new 
Cartoon Time series and: it's 
amazing. Large animated 
characters fil( every screen 
and colour is at>soiuiety 
everywhere, There are lots ot 
cute little animatecf sequences 
too, like when Olii picks up the 
phone and has a chat with 
someone All the things says 
and ^inks spp'ear above him 
in: a bubble 

The control method in Olh 
and Lissa 3 is a W weird, but 
you soon get used to it For 



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ELVEN WARRIOR 

Players Premier M 
£2.99 

Fancy playing a part in a 
strange story of elves. 
witches and magic cauldrons^ 
Well, Eiven Warnor is the one 
tor you^ Elf has leamt hov* to 
perfomi magic after 
discovering an immortal 
manuscnpl fufi qf spalls, V^u 

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have to fieip him out by 
eKpfortng the kingdom and 
coJiectmg (our pottons to liil 
themagiccauidron, 

PlayiDfl the game is very 
simpie, with you not being 
able to |ump diagonally, only 
up, which is eiflremely 
anmyirkg when you need lo 
cross a gap — it's just 
impossible. Catehng for ail 



example, you can't walk up the 
stairs, you have to jump from 
step to step. There are a 
variety of monsters and 
spool^s living in the castle, 
some of wtuch hami 

Olli whtle others have no 
effect at all Careful 
manoeuvenng is needed to gel 
anywhere. All the secret 
Ireasures. passageways and 
traps also keep you on your 
toes Olli and Lissa 3 was an 
inslant hit with me ar^J Tm 
sureyou'lHoveitloo, A 
^lliant cartoon adventure, 

0v€f3H 90% 





SPEEDBOAT 
ASSASSfH 

Msstertronic Plus ■ 

£2.99 

Fast arid furious action 
atHHjnd in Speedboat 
Assassin You are the marine 
commando wilh ths )ob d 
launching altiu:i(5on four ol 
the most famous hartiot^rs in 
the wortd. They have all been 
seized by the enemy and are 
stjrrounded by deadly mines. 

Level one involves a 
helicopter dropping you and 
your boat tnio Die mine field 
itself (aarrrgtif) Careful control 
is essential to make it through. 
Afler picking up some 
weaponry from the chopper as 
it passes overhead your next 
task is to shtKit all the 
oncoming speedboats and 
destroy the communication 
towers dotted around the 
hostle sea. Every 30 seconds 
another chopper comes into 
view and docking w^ it will 
increase your weaponry, give 
you more speed — or cause 



you to crash because ybui 
can't see where you're goiifvg! 
When all the towers are 
toppled (he real challenge 
comes into vtew. A large 
destroyer ts anchored by Ithe 
harbour wall arid will take 20 
or 3t) hits before it is sur»l« and 
you can pass After all ihijs 
excitement you can lock 
forward to the neact hartMMiir to 
dk) H all agatn 

All Ihe graphics in ttie giame 
are neat, btrl there is no cioloitr 
in die action itself, only in the 
scrolling skyline On Ihe aiudio 
side of things there's iust a 
gun sound and a small 
explosion — brilliant, eh^ 

Having to negotiate the mine 
tie^ at the beginning realhy 
gels annoying after ihe ftrst 
lew goes, and just when you 
think you can do it blindlo<Eded 
the pattern goes and chantges 
and BAf^G. you re dead! 
Speedboat Assassin may be 
good fun for Ihe first couple ol 
plays, but you soon kjse 
interest . 

Overalf 57% 



tastes there's the option of 
having the game in either 
green monochrome (yeuohh!) 
or lull colour you do get a 
little clash but nothing too 
drastic. 

Collecting potions and filling 
cauldrons seems the most 
bonng concept m the wor^ for 
a game, but Eiven Warrior is 
surprisingly addictive Each 
time you fill a cauldron and go 
exploring again, you find that 
lifts have appeared, new 
scenery has been created and 
Ihe game is getting bigger and 
bigger 

The sprites are small but 
detailed, and the animalion is 
very smooth You could say 
it's a Qlortfied pla^orms and 
ladders variant, and why not? 
Everybody loves a nice little 
game to get stuck into. Eiven 
W^rrkx will keep you occupied 
for ages, woridng otit wtiere all 
the potions are and starting 
again because you jumped off 
the wrong cliff and inio a Tire^ 
Great fun, 

Overatf 72% 



WIZARD WILLY 

Cartoon Urn* ■ C2>99 

Fiti the fairy has gone and 
got caught and trapped in 
Ihe Emperor's fortress (on 
no!), and Wizard Wi[ly is tier 
only hope ol escape (my 
herofj Vou lake on his role 
and must jump and climb 
tfirough the enchanted forest, 
enter the dungeons and climb 






up the CMtie battiements m 
rescue her On the way yoiuTI 
have to colted ten of the 
magic eyes, and when yoiu 
reach the end of the level lth« 
guardtan skull has to be 
beatenl 

Another cartoon adverrtuire 
from Cartocwi Time bul 
compared to Otii and Lissa 3 
Ihis is dire The sprites all Nook 
like they ve been badly cutt out 



of a newspaper and stuck on 
me screen They have a 
chunky bordBf noiind the 
outside. The monochrame 
doesn t help things, and^ wtlh a 
deiaifed back^rounci you can'l 
tell what's gomg on halt the 
time Ydu re supposedly meant 
to dodge the exploding traps 
thatMerthepath Itned 
lumpmg over ihem, bin m 
matter how wdl I did d I 
atways sxpkMted (it got a bil 
messy 

Thefe are tfiirtigs you can 
ooBflCt to improve Wilty's 
porfonnance. like a vanish 
spell to zap all monsters on 
screen magic power to give 
extra ligiitnmg bolts and 
energy These don't make the 
ga/Tie any more playaUe 
though. 

I was very disappointed 
with Wizard Willy, wrth plenty 
of better games arouml al the 
same price This is a big let 
down 

0¥eraH42% 



JOE BLADE m 

Ptay«rs Fr*ml«r ■ 
£3.99 

Joe Blade fs back and he's 
as addictive as ever 
Anyone who has played Joe 
Blade I and II will already know 
the *ond of formal tile games 
take, and w^ti probably be 
rushing out to by this one as i 
write. 

This time Joe has gone ami 
lumbered him^lf with a load 
of hostages to rescue If om a 
building If you've ever seen 
the fitm Die Hard stamng 
^uce Willis you wiH know the 
sort of slory line (f wonder 
where Pla^r^ got the idea 
(ram?} There are various 
objects that can be picked up 
around tt>e tyuildirtg to help our 
guard gunning fnend. Q^ese 
include grenades, detijinators, 
bombs and disks. The lift 
systefn running up and down 
th@ building is a very useful 
way of nioving up a floor in 
fact it's the only way* 
Collecting lift passes witt let 
you go turiher up the buiid^ 
each ttn^ 

A main feature o1 ifie other 
Joe 8lad« games were the 
(ittle puizles you encounterKJ 
every so often, and number 
three has thantdyily kept fiiese 
in They allow Joe access to 
security rwms- AH these neat 



touches are what masses Joe 
Blade so successfui, coupled 
witi> an exceKent quality of 
graphics and sound Hours of 
enioyment: an insiant hit wHh 
me, take a iool^ at it for 
yourself 

Ovefdii BB% 



PUB TRIVIA QUIZ 

Cod«Mastsra ■ C2.99 

Hey. Itiis game is going to 
save me a iot of moneyl 
It's just as pod as the aui2 
game m tfie 1ocat tjoozer, but 
you don I have lo have a 
pocket lulJ of tops for ttiis 
one. Trouble is you don't win 
anything either 

Pub Tnvia Qua is really well 
put together When you start 
oft you're given a choice of 
five people to play, these are 
represented t}y animated 
pictures of tt>em: really neat 
Once into the game you 
control the options ycu 
choose by moving a hand 
around and pressing the 
correct button when ci is above 
it There are questions on 
music, tnvia. showbiz and 
Sport, as well as special joker 
cards ttiai give you a free 
question 




Voti are only givett t Dp lo 
begin with, and unless you 
answer enough questions to 
get to the top of (tie pyramid 
and 90 onto itie cash bonus 
found you won 1 last iong at 
all The questions are good in 
thai they are up to date, wrth 
pop Questions on albums still 
inihectiartstT^ieoaly 
problerr^ is that they tend to 
repeat after a white = solved 
by If^ fad that you can load 
new thanks 0) Questions 

Presentation, graphics and 
sound are of an eweilent 
standard, m good old 
CodoMasters tradition Pity 
Hwre aren't more sound 
effects in the game itseH. 

Pub Trivia Quiz is much 
more fun when you play with a 
few friends, but even rf you 
play the one player same you 
can get hours of enjoyment 
outolii 

Overafi 73% 



Raify Cross 
Simufator 

Code Masters ■ £2.99 

Have you ever watched 
rallying on the tei4y and 
thought to yourself I wouidn t 
have done a tnpfe hand&raJce 
turn Willi side twist there, I 
couW do beJter itian that!'^ 
Probably not. Put it you have 
ihis IS the game for you I 
womJef when those masters of 
code will run out of things to 
simulate'? 

In Rally Cross Simulator you 
take the controls of a high 
performance rally car and have 
to skid and slide around tracks, 
racing against really awkward 
opponents Life is never 
Simple you also have to keep 
an eye on fuel, water and oii 
levels The perlormance of Itie 
car can also be improved by 
added turbos, bumpers, gas 
cans ar^d special tyres, aEI of 
which use up the points you've 
gained To qualrfy for the next 
level you must finish three iaps 
tn the given time^ 
You view ihe racing from 




above and just comrof the 
direction the car goes in I can 
guarantee your first few goes 
will hardly g^ you anywhere 
master the way of sliding the 
oar abound all comers before 
you attempt lo get onto the 
next track The game sports 
healthy ainounts of colour and 
a tune and effects to get your 
ears around. The best graphics 
m the game are the ones on the 
large car at the bodom of the 
screen 

The idea of including a pit 
stop piits this atove all the 
other bonng car race games 



released in Ihe past It is m ihe 
shape ol an animated lorry that 
tias icons for fuel, oD, etc You 
move the pointer around the 
lorry and change the amounts 
you have Y^xi have to be qutck 
m chwsing though, because 
Ihe counter sl^ll ticks on 

Rally Cross Simulalor bnngs 
back all those happy days 
spent with things like 
Ecalextnc Qucte an edioyable 
game 

0¥eratl 71% 



Frankenstein Jnr. 

Cartoon Tima ■ £2.99 

Gosh what a fun scenano 
for a game! Run around 
the haunted castle collecling 
bits ol your dad and keeping 
away from 

skeletons, ghouls and 
ghosts, sew all the bits back 
together and stick r 000,000 
volts through the quivering 
flesh and bofie to tiring hfm 
back to life Wow 

The inlay says this IS an 
hilanous spoof and terrifically 
funny sorry but I can't see the 
]Oke The graphics are all in 3- 




on each screen lo add sorro 
variety 

The way the game has been 
set out is strange Exiting one 
screen by a door at the lop 
makes you enter the nexi aiso 
by a door at the top^ This 
means that by continuing to 
push up on the pysltck you 

can llick from screen to screen 



in a very anr^oying wiy. 
VPu could get some 
enpymed out of Rankensiein 
Jnr if you've never playeJ Bride 
Of Frankenstein and havt the 
nack ot getting about ih! 
game, and itiere are sone 
puzzles that will keep yoj 
playing for a while 

Overalf SG% 



The bacJtgrourtdsare 
delaited and quite good, but Ihe 
mam sprites leave a tol lo be 
desired The whole game bears 
a sinking resemblance to Bnde 
Of Frankenstein In fact the 
whole layout of the game is 
identical, with just the main 
sprite changedl There IS a 
different colour monochrome 




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15 


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17 


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16. 


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19. 


NtNJA MASSACRE 


20 


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22 


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24, 


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28 


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